The Fantasy World of Arthur Rackham: Rare Original Illustrations from the Collection of Shirley Carter Burden
The Fantasy World of Arthur Rackham: Rare Original Illustrations from the Collection of Shirley Carter Burden
Arthur Rackham | Original illustration for The Allies' Fairy Book (The dragon flew out and caught the queen)
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December 1, 02:13 PM GMT
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15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Arthur Rackham
“The dragon flew out and caught the queen on the road and carried her away”
266 x 216mm. (10½ x 8½ inches), ink and watercolour drawing on paper, signed lower right
Reproduced as a colour plate in The Allies' Fairy Book, 1916 (“The Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahens”, plate 11)
PROVENANCE:
Exhibited Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1974